Skip to main content

Table 2 Pediatric rheumatology quality of life scale

From: The pediatric rheumatology quality of life scale: validation of the English version in a US cohort of juvenile idiopathic arthritis

 

Mean

SD

Skewness

Non-zero responses

Item-total scale correlation

N (%)

Total score

2.60

3.02

1.45

(97) 60.2

 

Physical health subscale

1.55

1.76

1.41

(91) 56.5

0.85

Item 1: Been limited in taking care of him/herself, that is, eating, dressing, or washing him/herself?

0.09

0.31

3.55

(12) 7.5

0.32

Item 2: Been limited in walking one block or climbing one flight of stairs?

0.21

0.44

1.96

(28) 17.4

0.55

Item 3: Been limited in doing activities that take a lot of energy, such as running, playing soccer, or dancing?

0.40

0.63

1.46

(49) 30.4

0.66

Item 4: Been limited in doing schoolwork or activities with friends?

0.17

0.40

2.06

(24) 17.9

0.68

Item 5: Had bodily discomfort?

0.69

0.70

0.86

(85) 52.8

0.68

Psychosocial health subscale

1.12

1.81

1.78

(60) 37.3

0.85

Item 6: Felt sad or blue?

0.27

0.50

1.65

(36) 22.4

0.71

Item 7: Felt anxious or acted nervous?

0.26

0.49

1.61

(35) 21.7

0.69

Item 8: Had troubles getting along with other children?

0.09

0.31

3.60

(12) 7.5

0.39

Item 9: Had difficulty concentrating or paying attention?

0.26

0.60

2.55

(28) 17.4

0.64

Item 10: Felt dissatisfied about his/her looks or abilities?

0.24

0.58

2.69

(26) 16.2

0.69

  1. Legend: Each item was prefaced by the phrase: “Considering the part 4 weeks, how often has your child…”.